Researchers have discovered about 1700 ancient virus species hidden in the snow of the Himalayas. This study has been published in the Nature Geoscience magazine. It says that about three-fourths of the viruses found were not known to scientists. Scientists had taken samples of snow layers from Guliya Glacier located on the Tibetan Plateau. Virus…
Nasa’s Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams and her partner Butch Wilmore have been stranded in space for several days. They went to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. Due to a major malfunction in the spacecraft, the Starliner is not being brought back to Earth and Sunita and Butch are left in space….
Today, on 23 August, India is celebrating its first National Space Day. National Space Day was announced after the success of Chandrayaan-3 mission. On this day last year, India’s Vikram Lander landed on the South Pole of the Moon and India became the first country in the world to do so. This day has now…
There is a huge possibility of development in the solar energy sector. It is believed that the more advanced and easy to use solar panels are, the easier it will be to produce electricity in the world and this will also be a big effort towards clean energy. Is that time coming soon? According to…
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has said that the challenges faced by US space agency NASA’s astronaut Sunita Williams will be important lessons for the country’s Gaganyaan mission. Williams and another astronaut Butch Wilmore have been stranded in space for more than two months. Boeing’s Starliner is facing difficulty in undocking from the International…
Our nose can tell a lot about our health. This has been mentioned in a new study. Usually we believe that the function of the nose is only to breathe and detect the fragrance or foul smell present in the environment. But this new study says something else. The nose can give many indications about…
Sunita Williams: The way for the return of Indian-origin astronaut ‘Sunita Williams’ and her partner Butch Wilmore to Earth has been decided. Sunita and Butch, who have been stuck in space since June, will be brought back to Earth with NASA’s Crew-9 mission. However, this return may happen in February next year or later. NASA…
Sunita Williams: Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on June 5 with her partner Butch Wilmore. She had gone on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, which malfunctioned and both the astronauts are now stranded on the ISS. Last Saturday, NASA confirmed that Sunita and Butch will no longer return by Starliner. They…
Many incidents have told us how dangerous a tsunami is after an earthquake. Japan is the country most affected by this. But in the year 2023, a megatsunami was also generated due to a large landslide in eastern Greenland, which created a stir in the whole world. This incident has shocked scientists. The Seismic Record…
Surygrahan 2024: The second solar eclipse of this year is going to take place on October 2. Earlier on April 8, a total solar eclipse was seen in many areas of America, Canada and Mexico. It was not effective in India. The solar eclipse going to take place on October 2 will be an annular…